Columbia

An attorney for one of the four former Glenelg High School students charged with hate crimes after racial epithets and swastikas were found scrawled on the school’s grounds in May told a judge Monday he needs more time to study new information. Tyler Curtiss, 18, of Brookeville, appeared before...

The Howard County Conservancy is launching a campaign to urge residents to take a stand against the single-use plastic products that have become a staple of everyday consumerism. Called “Take a Pass on Plastic,” the initiative will focus on ways citizens can combat the negative effect of disposable...

Columbia turns 50

Columbia celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The milestone comes at a pivotal time for the planned community, which is old enough that some of its earliest neighborhoods are fraying and need uplift, but young enough that it is only now undertaking the task of creating a true downtown. Follow...

The closing event of the six-months-long Columbia 50th celebration included a dedication of Gail Holliday's poster tree sculpture in Kennedy Gardens on the east side of Lake Kittamaqundi and was followed by a Columbia Orchestra concert and entertainment at lakefront.

Columbia capped its six-month long golden anniversary celebration on Sunday by dedicating 22 iconic posters that evoke the city’s visionary beginnings while also looking toward tomorrow. The posters were dedicated as part of the festival’s closing ceremony, which also included an evening theatrical...

High school seniors planning to play NCAA Division I and Division II sports are eligible as of Nov. 14 to sign with schools and several local athletes have been participating in the festivities. Other athletes who are headed to play Division III have also announced their commitments. If we are...

Columbia Police Reports

A Temple Hills man, shot while he was attempting to run over a Howard County Police officer, was found guilty of assault and other charges by a county jury Wednesday, county prosecutors announced. Tremayne Middleton Dorsey, 39, was convicted of two counts of second-degree assault, resisting arrest,...

A Columbia man who fractured his wife’s skull and stabbed her during a drug-induced rage was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday, according to the Howard County state’s attorney’s office. David Thomas Leakan Jr., 39, pleaded guilty in May to one count of first-degree assault for a 2017 attack...

Crown Castle, a large provider of wireless infrastructure, will move its regional headquarters to the redeveloping Merriweather District in downtown Columbia, the company and the project’s master developer announced. The Houston-based company, which operates cell towers nationwide and a supporting...

A Columbia man arrested last year in a series of auto tire and rim thefts across Howard County pleaded guilty Monday in Howard County Circuit Court. Deaundre T. Wallace, 27, of the 7000 block of Deepage Drive, pleaded guilty to a single count of theft scheme between $10,000 and $100,000, the county...

More Columbia News

As he prepares to move into the county executive’s suite next month, Calvin Ball is facing a wide range of challenges: Which political appointees will remain and which will go? Whether to advance a $50 million flood-control plan in Ellicott City that calls for tearing down buildings. How to fulfill...

On the day before voters were deciding to send Howard County Register of Wills Byron Macfarlane back to office for a third term, a Mount Airy woman who supported his challenger filed the complaint that prompted a District Court commissioner to issue a summons charging Macfarlane with giving nearly...

State Del. Democrat Clarence Lam handily defeated local businessman Republican Joe Hooe in the race for state senator representing the 12th district, according to unofficial State Board of Election results. With all precincts reporting in District 12, Lam, earned 65.7% of the vote, with 30,697...

Looney’s Pub felt a bit more like the set of “American Idol” Thursday night as locals took the stage to belt out their favorite tunes in support of the local charity Casey Cares. Hosted by Columbia native turned Hollywood actor Josh Kelly, with friend and fellow Atholton High School graduate Brent...